Wehrpflicht- statt Berufsarmee: Eine Alternative wider die ökonomische Vernunft†

  1. Harald Trabold1,
  2. Thorsten Schneider2,
  3. Philipp Vogel3

Article first published online: 30 JAN 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-6493.2006.00202.x

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Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik

Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik

Volume 7, Issue 1, pages 127–142, February 2006

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Trabold, H., Schneider, T. and Vogel, P. (2006), Wehrpflicht- statt Berufsarmee: Eine Alternative wider die ökonomische Vernunft. Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, 7: 127–142. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-6493.2006.00202.x

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  1. 1

    Fachhochschule Osnabrück und Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Berlin

  2. 2

    Universität Bamberg und Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Berlin

  3. 3

    Universität Essen

  • †

    Die Verfasser danken den beiden anonymen Gutachtern für ihre Kommentare.

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  2. Article first published online: 30 JAN 2006

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Abstract: This article discusses legal, economic and political aspects of the German compulsory military service. We argue that Germany should introduce a professional army because it is more efficient and less prone to cause problems with vertical and horizontal tax equity. In addition most of the political arguments supporting the conscription system are no more valid. Contrary to the opinion sometimes stated by the ministry of defence the present German legal system does in principle allow for a professional army. Hence, there is no reason to uphold the present unfair and inefficient conscription system.

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